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Adams 12 Five Star Schools (0020)

1500 E 128TH AVENUE
THORNTON, CO 80241

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Students Info
34,466
Total Students Served
30,686
Non-Charter School Students
Serves Elementary School Grades Serves Middle School Grades Serves High School Grades Charter
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SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT

Narrative

quotes A message from:
Gina M. Lanier, SFO
Chief Financial Officer
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
July 01, 2026
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is accredited as a Performance District in Colorado and serves students from preschool through 12th grade. Located just seven miles north of downtown Denver, Adams 12 is the sixth-largest school district in Colorado, serving more than 32,000 students and their families across more than 50 unique learning centers. The district is a caring, inclusive, and engaging community committed to helping students gain the knowledge and skills ... Adams 12 Five Star Schools is accredited as a Performance District in Colorado and serves students from preschool through 12th grade. Located just seven miles north of downtown Denver, Adams 12 is the sixth-largest school district in Colorado, serving more than 32,000 students and their families across more than 50 unique learning centers. The district is a caring, inclusive, and engaging community committed to helping students gain the knowledge and skills they need to pursue the future of their choosing and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Our mission is to engage and inspire all students to innovate, achieve, and succeed in a safe environment by ensuring high-quality instruction in every classroom, every day. The “Five Stars” represent the five cities we proudly serve: Broomfield, Federal Heights, Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster. This Financial Transparency site was created in response to legislation passed in 2014, which directed the Colorado Department of Education to present school district financial data in a clear and user-friendly format. To align with federal reporting requirements established by the U.S. Department of Education, certain financial records are excluded from the revenue and expenditure totals shown on this site. These exclusions help prevent duplication or inflation of reported amounts and may include items such as indirect costs, overhead, interfund transfers, and flow-through funds. As a result, the data shown here will differ from the amounts reported in Adams 12’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and budget documents. The ACFR follows Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and includes all district revenues and expenditures. For the most complete understanding of Adams 12’s financial picture, we encourage you to review the district’s ACFR, budget reports, and other financial transparency resources available here: https://www.adams12.org/our-district/financials/financial-transparency

Spending

Current Spending Per Student
$16,695
Current Spending per Student

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$16,845
State Average
School Level Spending per Student
  • Federal
    $343
  • State/Local
    $11,806
  • Total
    $12,149
School Share of Central Spending per Student
  • Federal
    $221
  • State/Local
    $4,325
  • Total
    $4,546

Current District Spending

  1. Learning Environment
    Learning Environment
    77%
  2. Operations
    Operations
    23%
Learning Environment Expenditures
Learning Environment
$442,875,251

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Operations Expenditures
Operations
$132,518,787

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$575,394,038

Total

Long-Term Spending
Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other

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These expenditures are those not associated with day-to-day operation of school activities and, therefore, are not included in the per-student spending calculation. They are comprised of major construction projects, debt payments, acquisition of land, and other programs.

$119,812,675

Total

Total District-Allocated Spending

$695,206,712

Totals may not sum due to rounding

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Funding and Revenues

Funding

  1. Local
    Local
    47%
  2. State
    State
    47%
  3. Federal
    Federal
    6%
Local Fundings and Revenues
Local
$319,213,817

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State Fundings and Revenues
State
$320,029,647

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Federal Fundings and Revenues
Federal
$39,837,646

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$679,081,110

Total

Other Fundings and Revenues

Other revenues not received through local, state, or federal sources. They include proceeds from the sale of bonds, accrued interest, and other extraordinary items.

$186,587,762

Total

Total Funding

$865,668,872

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